Bawumia continues Northern momentum with mammoth crowds in Upper East engagements

Bawumia has pitched camp in the north, engaging with diverse stakeholders

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com

The Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu campaign momentum in the northern part of Ghana is on the rise, following what has been highly successful engagements in the Upper East Region in the past few days.

Over the past weeks, Dr. Bawumia has pitched camp in the north, engaging with diverse stakeholders, including traditional leaders, religious leaders, and the youth, in the North East, Northern, Savannah, and Upper West Regions respectively, with huge crowds welcoming him.

On the last lap of his northern tour in the Upper East Region, which began last Friday, mammoth crowds have welcomed Dr. Bawumia in Bawku, Garu Tempane, Pusiga, Talensi, Nabdam, Chiana Paga, Bolga, and Navrongo.

In each of these constituencies, mammoth crowds have turned out to welcome the Vice President, and in most of his community engagements with the youth, the crowds had no problem waiting for hours, some in the rain, for his arrival.

On messaging, Dr. Bawumia has tailored his messages to meet the expectations of his different audiences.

He has been telling the huge crowds about the massive development projects the NPP has brought to all the five northern regions. Wherever he has been, in each constituency, Dr. Bawumia lists a number of projects the government has undertaken in the area since 2017, to demonstrate how the NPP has kept faith with the people.

On the contrary, Dr. Bawumia has been highlighting how the NDC, under former President Mahama, neglected the north, and rather exploited the north through SADA, which he said was an avenue for corruption, at the expense of the people of the north.

In almost every constituency, Dr. Bawumia has challenged former President Mahama to name a SADA project in the constituency.

Dr. Bawumia is the first northerner to be elected leader of the NPP in a major election, and for the first time, both the leading candidates for the two leading parties will be from the north.

This makes the 2024 election an interesting one, as Dr. Bawumia has made significant inroads in what was previously safe ground for Mahama and the NDC.